RIFLE ASSOCIATION.
I MELROY WINS CHAMPIONSHIP. if ' j (Pet Press. Association.)
i . H'reutbaiu, lass night. . ’ The followijiti--ar<» the first 22 scorers* : A‘ia Ch'^T'' V.sbip Match (King’ l h> 7 :. . ~ • - » ; /roy, Nolso»\ vjuxioija boU. gold : J rnedal, an ) -417—60 (8 *4 a kjt&fS S 5 4 _ ~5 4 4 It) ... ... 501 4V . i star aod.^'sS2s4SSV;63 (5 4 5 5 t, 55 445 52 S ;-. S 8) .;.,. , ... 50X V- Craw. Cbsrit'.o, Mirer ; sri'r v and —425 —64 (3 tU'.’ffSfS 5 8 5 _ >8 555 55) * ... ... ... 180 *• Jack. Linwood, silver star and g' £l2-419—69 ... ... • ... 483 §!• Hawthorne, Karori—42s 62 ... 487 {• Its-Frankhn, Weber—424—62 ... 486 lfartio, Tirnaru—4B7—49 ... ... 456 Hyde, Opski—424—6l ... ... 485 Whiter, Paten—422-62. ; 485 a.. Hawthorne,-Karan —425—59 ... 484 PearaiJu, Timarn —424—60 ... ... 484 iandford, Christchurch—422—62 ... 484 Jrummond, Dauuovirke— 428—65... 483 W. Randall, Petono—42s—sß ... 483 ?. Bwown, Waihi—494—s9 453 ’king' Nelson—424—s9 483 Shaw, Ohinoinuri—429—s2 ... 4SI iklanor, Auckland-423—57 ... 480 k. Hide, Hawke’s 8ay—428—57... 480 ?. WVlkie, Upper Huts —428—51 ... 479 >awnr, Oamacu—426—s3 ... ... 479 ting, Opaki—4lß—6l ... ... 479 i. * The great fight between Melroy and joveday absorbed so much interest that hero was little notiae taken of the others yhahad started high in tho aggregates. Of tiioso, Shaw put up 52, Wilkie 51, prummond 55, and Pearson 60. When he shooting was over. Col. Colliog ~ad;ance4 ;ance4 to Melroy, and testing his rifle to Ipa that it would pull the proper weigh", le declared him champion of New Zealand or 1905, amidst the oheers of the on ookers.
At Athe presentation of prizes ' by Mrs itddon, 001. Collins read a congratulatory alegram from Mr SeddoD, and said that be Government ■ would do all possible to P efjoourege rifle shooting. TUb Hon.' Hall Jones said that rifle hooting was a thing which the Govern
oent ought to encourage. of the belt was decorated /ith isf enjd photographed. By an error in the calculation T. Jack vas presented with third prize, bnt it urned out that Crow had beaten him by ine p splat.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1399, 9 March 1905, Page 3
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319RIFLE ASSOCIATION. Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1399, 9 March 1905, Page 3
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